I honestly think itz a permanent damage...at first the W line went, so I had problems using the keypad in landscape orientation but it was ok as I could always use the SureType...but now that the O line is dead, I have serious problems!

Naw...wouldn't help! I've done that before even tho it wasn't for this purpose. I'm thinking I may have to replace the screen but I'm not sure if I may have damaged internal components...Geniuses I NEED your input...Thanks.

I also have dead spots on my screen in the same places - w, o, i, e & the sound notification section at the top of the screen. I was told to do battery pulls to fix the problem, but this only made things worse with more dead spots appearing. Seems to be a common problem with the Storm's touchscreen. You are certainly not alone!

Currently experiencing the dead spots too so i switched to suretype but my frustration is that when i go to the phone menu, am unable to dail 0 but when typing i am able to use the keys on the same spot. I don't think it's the cause of a faulty screen since the alphabets on that same spot work and the 0 digit doesn't. Someone help